November 2, 2006

World Premiere of Nayshaboorak (Calligraphy No. 6)

The Del Sol Quartet will perform the world premiere of the string quartet Nayshaboorak (Calligraphy No. 6) by the Iranian composer Reza Vali. Vali's compositions have been performed in the United States, Europe, South America, and Australia to critical acclaim. His first string quartet, composed and premiered by the Kronos Quartet, was hailed by the Los Angeles Times as "urgent, cogent and tautly dramatic."

The performances will take place in the following cities in Northern California during the week of November 5 to November 10, 2006:

* Sunday, November 5, 2006, 4:00 P.M., Pt. Reyes Station, CA.
* Tuesday, November 7, 2006, 8:00 P.M., Berkeley, CA.
* Thursday, November 9, 2006, 7:00 P.M., Mountain View, CA.
* Friday, November 10, 2006, 8:00 P.M., San Francisco, CA.

For information about the place, direction, and ticket information, please visit the Del Sol Quartet's web site:

DelSolQuartet.com/concert.html

or call: 415.831.5672

Nayshaboorak (Calligraphy No. 6) is a joint commission from the Del Sol Quartet and Cuarteto Latinoamericano. The composition was completed in January 2006. 

The musical material of the work is entirely derived from Persian traditional music. The tuning, rhythm, form, as well as polyphonic constructions (such as imitation, inversion, retrogradation) relate to the Persian modal system, the Dastgah.

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